This summer, pandemic-weary residents on both sides of the border flocked to national, state and provincial parks – many for the first time.
The Great Lakes Now initiative – our show, website, engagement efforts and educational resources – wins a Great Lakes Protection Fund Leadership Award.
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
In the second episode, dam removals, wolves, water shortages and changing landscapes are part of “The Age of Nature” and the Great Lakes ecosystem.
During the pandemic, the number of children being tested for lead poisoning has been cut in half.
Minnesota candidates haven’t pressed climate or clean energy despite rising temperatures and voter interest.
Voters will decide next month whether to shift oil and gas royalty spending from land acquisition to park development.
Whether they’re in oceans or the Great Lakes, shipwrecks create unique ecosystems for a variety of aquatic life.
Nature is both fragile and fearsome. In the Chicago River, fish populations have suffered since the river became a steel-lined channel, but can floating garden islands restore a more natural habitat? Our region offers spectacular night sky views, but will new satellites mar their beauty? And how are Great Lakes parks coping with COVID-19 and record-setting lake levels?
